Metallic stool or chair.



S. D. LELAND.-

METALLIC STOOL 0B. CHAIR. ,APPLIGATIOI'I FILED JAN. zo, 1910.

'1,073,60, l Patented sept.23,1913.

UNITED srarns naaien@ nesten.

SANFORD D. LELAND, 0F "WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOR TO v'LNUFAC-A TUBING, EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, OF SDUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

METALLC STOOL OR CHAIR.

noisette.

Specicaton of Letters Patent. Ptgntfgd Sept, 23, 12913 Application filed January 20, 1910. y Serial No.539,026.

Be it; known thatl L' Sanremo 1). limieten, a citizen of the United States, residing at; lvinchester, county of liiddlesex, and State of lltassacliusetts, have invented an 11nprovement in Metallic Stools or Chairs, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters oli-the drawing representing liltcparts.

This invention relates to,stools or .chairs which are especially designed for use in factories, shops, stores. etc., and it has forl its object to provide a novel metal stool or chair which can be inexpensively manufactured and which is stili' and rigid and well adapted to withstand the more or'fless severe usage to which stools in /fact'ories or shops are subjected.

Referring to the drawingsI` Figure 1 is a side view of a stool embodying' my invein tion; Fig. f2 is a front view thereof; Fig'. 3 is an enlarged section on the line lea', Fig. l; Fig. it is an enlargcdsection on the line. ;1/ 1/,/l*`ig. 1; Fin'. 5 is ascction through the seat of the stool showing an all-metal construction; FigjsQti and T are similar views showinzg` a stool seat t'ormed partiall)v of wood or other material: Fig'. S is an cnlarged plan view ot' one 'rt the feet kot the stool: Fic'. J is a section on the liuc rl-fuV Fig. S; Fig'. l() is an enlarged view oi' the upper portion ol' one of the lens.

The stool hcrciu illustrated is a threeleggcd stool` bat ltht` invention niay also be embodied in a stoolcichair havingh four or I any o'thcr number ot' legs. The scat ol" the The stool is shown at Il and thc legs at -l.

' legs are made ot' angle-iron and mayv be coil- Aor maybe made partially of metal and partialliv of wood, fiber and similar material. Vhere .the seat ismade entircljv` of metal, I propose tio shape it b v means ot dies from sheet metal, so as to present the top 'i'v and the annular' flange S, and inshaping the seat the dies will be so constructed asfto form indentationsor grooves 9 in the flange S. The up er end l10 of ,each angle-iron leg is i'lattenet or spread, as shown-in Figs. 3 and 10, and this lattcned portion 10 is sc. cured to the inside of the flange 8 'by suitable rivets 11.` 1n lattening the angle-iron it is not practicable to eliminate entirely the apex or ridge of the angle, and as a result after the end of the leg is flattened, it will have a .rib 12 on the exterior which forms. a continuation of the l,corner of the angle. The indentations or grooves 9 are preferably made of such a shape and size as to a proximatelf fit this rib or corner 12, and tr e fiattened portion l0 of the angle-iron is given a proper curvature to tit the inside of the flange '8. Vlfhe'n the parts are assembled the rib 12 of the' tiattenedportion of the leg enters and tits into the groove or indentation 9 in the iiangeI 8, and when the leg is riveted to the flange .8, this interlocking of the flange and .leg makes the stool very stiff and rigid.

I may make the top of the stool as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, that' is, with the central portion of the top of wood or liber. In Fig-I6 the center portionofthe seator top is cut out and the material at the end of the aperture is bentdownwardly and laterally to form the inwardly-extending flange 1l which yis situated outof and below the plane of the top ot the seat. This flange 1-1 constitutes a rest on which a filling 15 of wood. tibet' or similar material ma)7 besupported. as shown in Fig. 7,'said filling;` portion Yboing preferably riveted or bolted to the flange 14. as shown at 16.

In Fig. (S l have shown a construction wherein the filling-1T of the seat is made oi fiberoid or sonic similar material that may be molded 1n position. 1n thisl embodimcntthe satI 3 after having..Y been formed as shown can be placed in a mold and the properly shaped, and the lower end of which is secured to one of the legs by bolts or rivets 22, as clearly Seen inV the drawings. In some places, such, for instance, as in oiiices and stores,jit is desirable to provide the feet of the stool or chair .with tips which will prevent the feet from scratching t-he floor. I have herein shown tips of rubber or vsome similar material, each of which is provided with the head portion 26 of a shape to receive a foot of the stool leg. ,This head pomg'pn 26 not only i'its the under side of the legflntis preferably provided with a verticallylxtnding flange 27 which embraces the end of the leg 6. Each tip may be seeured to the leg by means of rivets or fastenings 28.

The construction I have herein illustrated is very simple and-onewhich admits of rapidly assembling the parts of the chair. In addition, the peculiar way in which the legs are secured to the seat makes a very strong and rigid construction and one which is well adapted to withstand severe usage, Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

In a stool or chair, thecombination with a seat formed wholly or partially of sheet metalV bent or shaped to present an annular depending flange provided on its interior face with vertical grooves or indentations, of ,angle iron legs each arranged with the apex of the angle directed outwardly and each having its sides at the upper end spread sufficiently to lie against and fit the interior of said flange While leaving the apex or corner of the angle in the form of a rib which projects beyond the outer face of the spread sides, said rib entering and fitting one of the grooves or indentat-ions, and means securing said spread sides of the angle to the flange.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SANFORD D. LELAND.

Witnesses:

LoUIs C. SMITH, FREDERICK S. GREENLEAF. 

